Intro to Health: Muscular System:

Front

How many muscles do you have in your body?

Back

more than 600

Front

What are muscles?

Back

bundles of fibers held together by connective tissue

Front

Which of the following photos best aligns with the cardiac muscle tissue. Select all that apply.

Back

Front

Which of the following connective tissues attaches muscles to bones? ligament, tendon, fascia, origin

Back

tendon

Front

Some muscles attach to other organs in the body, by a tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects the tissue.

Back

fascia

Front

When a muscle attaches to a bone, the end of the muscle that does not move is called the

Back

origin

Front

When a muscle attaches to a bone, the end of the muscle that moves when the muscle contracts is called the

Back

insertion

Front

Identify this type of movement performed by the skeletal muscle: adduction, abduction, pronation, supination.

Back

abduction

Front

Bending the foot toward the knee is which type of muscle movement?

Back

dorsiflexion

Front

bending the elbow or decreasing the angle between two bones

Back

flexion